The influence of composition and thermomechanical treatments on the magnetic shape memory effect of Ni-Mn-Ga single crystals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5387, Issue , 2004, Pages 137-146

  Cheng, Leon M ^a   Farrell, Shannon P ^a   Ham Su, Rosaura ^a   Hyatt, Calvin V ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Magnetic shape memory alloy; Magneto mechanical; Ni Mn Ga; Single crystal; Thermomechanical

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GALLIUM; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MANGANESE; MARTENSITIC TRANSFORMATIONS; MELTING; NICKEL; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STRAIN; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; TWINNING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MAGNETIC SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY; MAGNETO-MECHANICAL; NI-MN-GA; TWIN BOUNDARY MOTIONS;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

EID: 5444256473     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.538234     Document Type: Conference Paper

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